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Part of being a first grader is more and more responsibility and more in depth, more challenging school work.
And- one of the coolest events of the year- a report on a deceased historical figure. You, and each of the Lower Elementary students- chose a historical figure, dressed as them, and presented a report to all of the other children.
This is called "Historical Heritage" at your school.
You had been listening to a Classic Disney Songs CD and really fell in love with the theme song for "Davy Crockett." It turns out that Crockett was a living historical figure- not just a cool song- and so you were delighted to pick him as your subject matter.
You and I went to the library and picked out some books on him.
You and Mommy read the books and you picked out the facts that you thought were the most interesting to you, which you wanted to share with the class.
Mommy wrote them down and you worked very very hard to transcribe them carefully in your best handwriting.
Mommy and you worked on your costume.
And suddenly you were becoming Crockett!
You worked very hard to memorize your speech, practice projecting, and reading your own handwriting.
You had a thirst for knowledge: you were so curious about how Crockett ate the bear meat that he hunted!
You've never lacked confidence, but you worked on stage presence as well. Practicing in front of mommy and aunt sham.
The end result was so awesome, and you Mommy and Grandparents and I are SO proud of you!
You took it all in stride.
Me: "Son, I wanted to let you know how proud of you I am."
Aidan: "I know that! You told me a million times already!" (I had, for the record, only told you once!)
I was most impressed with how dedicated you were to this project. You kept us on schedule. You kept track of your special index cards you needed to write the report on. You told us " I need to work on my aport!" And you did. Weekend nights, early mornings, you couldn't wait to write it down and practice and keep working.
You are truly growing to be a king of the wild first grade! You've grown into the stuff of legend, and even though you've never killed and eaten a bear
